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Off the wall
Guru, Worada Elstow, Published on 11/03/2022
» Art is a massive part of culture; it is intertwined with most things in life. Despite the ongoing pandemic, Bangkok's art scene is making a comeback in full force with many thought-provoking shows that tell us that art is not merely aesthetical. Guru presents gallerists who present art with a mission.
Not your typical ghost story
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 27/10/2021
» When it comes to new Asian horror films, no title can beat the hype surrounding The Medium, a Thai/Korean flick that garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews among audiences and critics at its world premiere at the 25th Bucheon Fantastic International Film Festival where it won the best film category. The horror film was also recently picked up as an original feature for the streaming platform Shudder in the US and will be released theatrically in Thailand tomorrow, just in time for Halloween.
Asean on screen
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/09/2020
» Ahead of the BAFF featuring Southeast Asian movies plus Chinese and Japanese titles, Life spoke with two filmmakers about their work
Where we belong
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/01/2020
» From the outside, The Kloset seems like your typical cafe. But upon stepping in and going behind its high wall, you find there's another world, filled with books, board games, and a giant portrait of Cate Blanchett in all her Carol glory that presides over this cosy space.
Endless debt cycle
News, Postbag, Published on 05/10/2019
» Re: "Handouts not the solution", (Editorial, Oct 4).
Centre stage in Bangkok
Life, Published on 27/12/2018
» Another dynamic year for the Bangkok theatre scene comes to a close. Here are some of the highlights and our top five theatre productions of the year.
A surprise behind the door
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 09/03/2018
» The house sits deep in the woods, near a cemetery staked with tombstones. The family consists of a father, reeling in debt, and his four children, the eldest 22 and the youngest six. The mother is ill, ashen-faced, bedridden, and she'll jingle the brass bell in her hand to summon help. That jingling bell, and the apparition of a woman in a white gown in the mother's gloomy bedroom, will signal the cue of many jump-scares in the tale that unfolds.
Dan Brown with a Thai voice
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/03/2018
» The Thai award-winning detective novel Kaholmahoratuek is that rare breed: a page-turner set in the 1940s that mixes poetry, history, murder and revenge. The book's appeal also lies with the writer's use of genre elements -- serial murders, cryptic clues and detective work -- in the vintage setting of old Bangkok where century-old temples, back alleys and local communities become grisly crime scenes.
From Punk to Bard of the Bizarre and Back Again
B Magazine, Published on 28/05/2017
» 'Write what you know" is an axiom familiar to all who have learned the craft through correspondence courses on the subject. And it's generally good advice, if not missing a qualifier: If what you know is irredeemably dull, please keep it to yourself and don't inflict it on an unsuspecting reading public.
A pleasant escape into La La Land
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/01/2017
» I must admit to being a bit wary of cinema musicals, simply because if you don't like the music, it's unlikely you will enjoy the film. When I saw that La La Land was showing in Bangkok, the prospect of sitting through a "musical romance" did not appeal at all.